Peyton Randolph

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Patriots, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) June 16, 2020 June 16, 2020

Williamsburg Becomes an Armed Camp, 1775

by Michael Cecere

No one disputes that the fighting that erupted at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 ignited a war between Great Britain and her…

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Historic Sites, Preservation, Prewar Politics (<1775) June 2, 2020 May 23, 2020

Williamsburg on the Eve of War

by Michael Cecere

A visitor to Williamsburg prior to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War would have discovered a city of just 1,900 inhabitants, roughly 900 of…

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1. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Thanks Joe. There is so much there in such things if you take a look. It gets you to the minutia that people like you and me get into.
2. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Thanks Mike. The support documents often have a lot of information. If drill down a bit farther, there are sometimes letters from later generations in the application file that identify…
3. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

You need to take these depositions with a large grain of salt. I use them a lot for my research/writing, but they need at least some confirmation or a parallel…